Q&A: What Was Accepted
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What Was Accepted
Question
Hello Rabbi Michi,
Many times I’ve seen you argue that what obligates us is the Jewish law that was accepted…. So I would ask: by whom exactly was it “accepted”? I don’t recall anyone asking me, or anyone else throughout the generations, aside from that biblical “we will do and we will hear.”
Answer
For some reason I missed this question. Sorry.
It was accepted by the Sanhedrin or by the public at large. Nobody needs to ask you about this. In law too, nobody asks you.